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Development of a Care Bundle for Stroke Survivors with Psychological Symptoms: Evidence Summary and Delphi Study.
Conclusion: The development of an evidence-based and consensus-based iDAME bundle which integrated western and traditional Chinese medicine intervention was described. Evidence summary made the bundle become scientific, while the Delphi study made it more maneuverable. Based on these results, the bundle would be potentially implemented in stroke patients for their psychological symptoms. PMID: 32714421 [PubMed]
Source: Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine - July 29, 2020 Category: Complementary Medicine Tags: Evid Based Complement Alternat Med Source Type: research

Chemical Composition, Protective Effects, and Mechanisms of Volatile Oil from Fructus Gleditsiae Abnormalis with Nasal Administration against Ischemic Injury in HFD and MCAO-Induced Rats
This study is aimed to analyze the constituents of the volatile oil in FGA (VOFGA) using gas chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry (GC-MS) and explore the underlying effects and mechanisms of VOFGA in the prevention and treatment of ischemia stroke. An in vivo ischemia model was constructed by combination treatment of high-fat diet (HFD) and middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO) method. After administration, the cerebral infarction volume, the brain water content, hemorheology, blood lipids, inflammatory factors, oxidative stress indicators, Bax, Bcl-2, and cleaved caspase-3 and histological examination (HE) were...
Source: Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine - November 11, 2021 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Chengyue Luo Yumei Wu Xiaolan Chen Wei Han Jing Wan Nana Dong Bili Deng Dereje Kebebe Source Type: research

< em > Angelica gigas < /em > : Signature Compounds, < em > In Vivo < /em > Anticancer, Analgesic, Neuroprotective and Other Activities, and the Clinical Translation Challenges
Am J Chin Med. 2022 Jul 23:1-53. doi: 10.1142/S0192415X2250063X. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTAngelica gigas Nakai (AGN) root is a medicinal herbal widely used in traditional medicine in Korea. AGN root ethanolic extract dietary supplements are marketed in the United States for memory health and pain management. We comprehensively reviewed the anticancer, analgesic, pro-memory and other bio-activities of AGN extract and its signature phytochemicals decursin, decursinol angelate, and decursinol a decade ago in 2012 and updated their anticancer activities in 2015. In the last decade, significant progress has been made for u...
Source: The American Journal of Chinese Medicine - July 25, 2022 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Junxuan L ü Cheng Jiang Todd D Schell Monika Joshi Jay D Raman Chengguo Xing Source Type: research

Influence of Management of Intensive Weight, Blood Pressure, and Lipids on Disease Severity in Patients with Carotid Atherosclerosis
CONCLUSIONS: A program for management of body weight, blood pressure, and blood lipids can effectively control the severity of carotid atherosclerosis, can prevent the disease's progression, and can be promoted as a clinical application.PMID:36455146
Source: Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine - December 1, 2022 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Yongjian Liu Xiaojing Yan Jin Zhou Litao Chen Zhixing Du Jianmin Pang Liya Jiao Dan Li Yongmin Deng Source Type: research